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John Wesley Lawson 1882–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1882

Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 Dec 1959

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Augustus Lawson

Mother: Sarah Lawson

Spouse(s): Emma Lawson

Children(s): Ernest Lawson, Ernest Lawson, Clyde Lawson, Donald Lawson, Carl Lawson, Mary Lawson

John Wesley Lawson was born in 1882 in Cherokee, Georgia, USA, the child of Augustus Williams Gush Lawson And Sarah Elizabeth Lawson. John Wesley Lawson married Emma Ione Gentry Lawson, and had children including Carl Augustus Lawson, Clyde Williams Lawson, Donald Eugene Lawson, Ernest Saye Lawson, Mary Ethel Lawson. John Wesley Lawson passed away in 1959 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Lawson was born in 1882 in Cherokee, Georgia, USA, the child of Augustus Williams Gush Lawson And Sarah Elizabeth Lawson.
  • John Wesley Lawson married Emma Ione Gentry Lawson, and had children including Carl Augustus Lawson, Clyde Williams Lawson, Donald Eugene Lawson, Ernest Saye Lawson, Mary Ethel Lawson.
  • John Wesley Lawson passed away in 1959 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lawson's Ancestors

Self
John Lawson
1882–1959
Birth Place: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Parents
Augustus Williams "Gush" Lawson
1859–1899
Cherokee, Georgia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lawson
1863–1933
Pickens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Sion (Jonathan) Lawson
1814–1887
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Amanda (Myra "Queenie") Williams
1839–1899
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Rev. (Elijah) Roper
1840–1907
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Arminda (Elizabeth) Satterfield
1844–1925
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Roper
1809–1877
Malinda Roper
1804–1870
Benjamin Satterfield
1811–1851
Sarah Burdine
1811–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Roper
1784–1855
Rachel Roper
1786–1855
Samuel Edens
1777–1847
Rebecca Chastain
1765–1851
James Satterfield
1775–1840
Sarah Corbin
1782–1860
Abraham Burdine
1776–1857
Jane Wilson
1785–1850

John Lawson's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Lawson (23 Jun 1882–6 Dec 1959) m. Emma (Ione Gentry) Lawson (30 December 1884–02 Nov 1968)
  1. 1. Ernest (Saye) Lawson 1909–1974
  2. 2. Ernest (Saye) Lawson 1909–1974 m. Helen Gaulding 1912–2004 m. Lassie (Frances) Lawson 1914–1950
  3. 3. Clyde (Williams) Lawson 1903–1963
  4. 4. Donald (Eugene) Lawson 1906–1974
  5. 5. Carl (Augustus) Lawson 1904–1976
  6. 6. Mary (Ethel) Lawson 1915–1986

John Lawson's Timeline

4 Records

1882
23 Jun 1882
Birth of John Wesley Lawson in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
1882
23 Jun 1882
Birth of John Wesley Lawson in Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1959
6 Dec 1959
Age 77
Death of John Wesley Lawson in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
1959
6 Dec 1959
Age 77
Death of John Wesley Lawson in De Kalb, Georgia, USA
De Kalb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1882
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1959
    Event Place: De Kalb, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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